Latest news from Lebanon, in Lebanese newspapers

Hajjar vows to preserve security, facilitate traffic during Nasrallah funeral
Interior Minister Ahmad al-Hajjar said Friday that the country’s security chiefs have reviewed the measures that will be taken on Sunday during the funeral of slain Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.
Naharnet - 21 February 2025
Salam urges pressing Israel to withdraw in talks with Congress delegation
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam held talks Friday at the Grand Serail with a delegation from the U.S. Congress led by Representative Darrell Issa, in the presence of U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Lisa Johnson.
Naharnet - 21 February 2025
World Bank advises establishing fund for post-war reconstruction
$250 million pledged towards $1 billion cost of removing rubble and fixing infrastructure #WorldBank #PublicWorks
Buiness News - 21 February 2025
Aoun holds security meeting to discuss situations, Nasrallah funeral
President Joseph Aoun on Friday presided over a security meeting at the Baabda Palace.
Naharnet - 21 February 2025
French court postpones decision on freeing Georges Abdallah
A French court on Thursday postponed a much-awaited decision on freeing pro-Palestinian Lebanese militant Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, jailed 40 years ago for the 1982 killings of two foreign diplomats. The Paris appeals court, which had been (…)
Naharnet - 21 February 2025
Hezbollah MP says Berri to represent Aoun at Nasrallah funeral
Loyalty to Resistance bloc MP Ali Fayad said the funeral of slain Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Sunday will witness “a million-person rally that is unprecedented in Lebanese political history.”
Naharnet - 21 February 2025
LF files judicial complaint against Soldiers of God, calls it a 'secret association'
The Lebanese Forces announced Thursday that it has filed a judicial complaint against Soldiers of God -- a small, fundamentalist Christian group that is accused of being financed by the banker Antoun Sehnaoui. Calling the group a “secret (…)
Naharnet - 21 February 2025
EU official says Lebanon funding outlay depends on banking restructure, IMF deal
A visiting EU official said Friday that disbursing half a billion euros in funding to Lebanon was conditional on a banking sector restructure and reaching an agreement with the International Monetary Fund. In May last year, the European Union (…)
Naharnet - 21 February 2025
PSP calls for 'national moment' during Nasrallah's funeral
The Progressive Socialist Party on Thursday said it salutes “the souls of the martyrs who fell throughout the long history of the confrontation against the Israeli enemy,” calling on all Lebanese to demonstrate a “national moment” on Sunday, (…)
Naharnet - 21 February 2025
Israel says strikes Lebanon-Syria border crossings used by Hezbollah
Israel said Friday it struck crossings on the Lebanon-Syria border used by Hezbollah to smuggle weapons, with a Syria war monitor reporting an unspecified number of people wounded in the attack. The Israeli military said its air forces struck (…)
Naharnet - 21 February 2025
EU Commissioner for the Mediterranean travels to Lebanon
EU Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Šuica will travel to Lebanon Thursday on her first mission to the Middle East.
Naharnet - 21 February 2025
Controversy at airport as videos of pro-Hezbollah woman spread
Beirut’s airport witnessed controversy on Thursday during the arrival of pro-Hezbollah passengers who were stranded in Iran for several days after Lebanon banned the landing of two Iranian flights following reported Israeli threats and U.S. warnings.
Naharnet - 21 February 2025
Lebanese Army completes its deployment in southern border towns
The Lebanese Army said Wednesday its units were completing their deployment in all southern border towns where Israeli troops had withdrawn. In a statement, it also said the Israeli army was persisting in shirking its commitments and in violating (…)
Naharnet - 21 February 2025
Aoun discusses Israeli withdrawal with US national security adviser
President Joseph Aoun stressed Wednesday to U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz the need to “end Israel’s occupation of the remaining points” in south Lebanon and to “continue implementing the Nov. 27, 2024 agreement to guarantee boosting (…)
Naharnet - 20 February 2025
IMF says open to discussions on new Lebanon deal
The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday it is open to a new loan agreement with Lebanon following discussions with its recently-appointed finance minister.
Naharnet - 20 February 2025
Hezbollah readies massive funeral for Nasrallah
Hezbollah is preparing for a massive turnout for the funeral on Sunday of its slain leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, an opportunity for a show of strength by the group after a bruising war with Israel. Nasrallah's death nearly five months ago in a (…)
Naharnet - 20 February 2025
1 killed in Israeli drone strike on car near border
Lebanese official media said Israel struck a vehicle in the south on Wednesday, killing one person -- the first death since Israeli troops withdrew from most of the border area a day earlier. An enemy drone struck a vehicle... in the town of Aita (…)
Naharnet - 20 February 2025
Aoun says airport road riots 'won't be repeated'
President Joseph Aoun said Wednesday that he supports “the freedom of peaceful expression,” but stressed that “the violations that occurred days ago, such as the blocking of roads and attacks on the army and citizens, are unacceptable practices (…)
Naharnet - 20 February 2025
Banks considering suing the State over Eurobonds
Accrued interest estimated at $10 billion #AssociationofBanksinLebanon #PublicFinanceandTaxes
Buiness News - 20 February 2025
23 bodies retrieved from southern border towns after Israeli pullout
Lebanon's civil defense recovered 23 bodies from several border towns on Tuesday after Israeli troops withdrew under a ceasefire deadline, according to a statement carried by official media. Specialized teams today... managed to remove 14 bodies (…)
Naharnet - 20 February 2025
Baghdad-Beirut flights sell out ahead of Nasrallah funeral
Flights from Baghdad to Beirut are nearly at capacity as airlines increase services ahead of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's funeral, officials said. The pro-Iran group has called for a huge turnout when Nasrallah, killed in a (…)
Naharnet - 20 February 2025
Returning Lebanese find 'total destruction' after Israel pullout
Ali Qashmar walked into his south Lebanon hometown on the Israeli border Tuesday to find bulldozed fields and piles of rubble where there used to be neighborhoods brimming with life. We came back to breathe the air of our lands and village, and (…)
Naharnet - 20 February 2025
Hezbollah members found alive after hiding in grocery shop for 3 months
Lebanese troops deployed Tuesday in the main square of the southern border town of Kfar Kila, as a military bulldozer removed rubble from the street.
Naharnet - 20 February 2025